Comb-cleaner.



A. SVEN'SON.

COMB CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1916- Patented Apr. 10,1917.

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COMB-CLEANER.

Application filed June 16, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

e it known that l, ALI-mar SvnNsoN, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at Englewood, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Comb-Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to comb cleaners and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

in object of the invention is to provide a device of the character indicated which may be readily used for removing the oily matter from between the teeth of a comb whereby the comb may be maintained in a clean condition by subjecting it to the action of the cleaner at intervals.

lVith the above stated object in view the cleaner comprises a frame adapted to be applied to shelf or other suitable support and having spaced brushes journaled thereon. ires are suitably supported and disposed transversely with relation to the brushes and the spaces between the brushes.

The said wires are spaced from each other and ample room is provided below the lowermost brush to permit the presence of a tray below the brushes, the said tray being adapted to catch the material which is removed from the comb during the cleaning operation.

In the accompanying drawings The Figure 1 is a perspective view of the comb cleaner.

Fig. 2 is a detailed sectional view of the same.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings the comb cleaner comprises a frame 1 which is substantially of rectangular configuration and which is provided with feet 2 adapted to be secured by means of screws or other suitable securing devices to a shelf or other suaport. A. frame 1 is located within the frame 1. Cylindrical brushes 3 are jourualed upon the said frames and the said brushes are spaced from each other. The shafts of the brushes pass through the sides of the frames 1 and 1 and serves as of parts Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. if), :Wllt'. Serial No. 104,049.

supports for the frame 1. The brushes are also in parallel relation with respect to each other. i l ires at are connected with the upper and lower side portions of the frame 1 wires are disposed transversely across the brushes 3 and transversely across the spaces between the said brushes. The lower side of the frame 1" is elevated above the support upon which the cleaner rests and a tray 5 is positioned below the frame 1 and under the said brushes.

hen the cleaner is in use the teeth of the comb are inserted through the spaces between the wires a and then the comb is moved vertically along the said wires. As the comb moves along the said wires they cut and loosen the material which is between the teeth of the comb and when the teeth come in contact with the brushes'3 the bristles of the brushes encounter the loosened material and knock or withdraw the said material from between the teeth of the comb. Inasmuch as the brushes are free to rotate they may turn as they are encountered by the comb and thus the material which is removed by the bristles of the brush from between the teeth may eventually fall from the teeth into the tray From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing it will be seen that a comb cleaner of simple structin'e is provided and that the same may be readily used for etlicientlyremoving the foreign matter or material from between the teeth of a comb and thus maintain the comb in a proper clean condition.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A comb cleaner comprising an outer frame, spaced brushes having shafts journaled therein, an inner frame supported by the shafts of the brushes, and wires mounted on the inner frame and disposed transversely across the brushes and the space between the same.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALBERT SVENSON.

the Commissioner of ltatents,

Washington, D. (2. 

